Incident Overview
Date: Friday 15 March 2002
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2A-7 Islander
Owner/operator: Bolton Lake Air Services
Registration Number: C-GMOW
Location: Elk Island, MB –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Component Affected: The aircraft’s fuel transfer pump.The aircraft’s fuel transfer pump.
Category: Accident
Aviation incident involving the Britten Norman Islander. A fuel transfer operation resulted in a small fireball ignited by a pump malfunction, causing a fire that consumed the aircraft.Aviation incident involving the Britten Norman Islander. A fuel transfer operation resulted in a small fireball ignited by a pump malfunction, causing a fire that consumed the aircraft.
Description
The Britten Norman Islander was being loaded with avgas for a company flight from Elk Island, MB to Bolton Lake. Hazmat-trained personnel were transferring the fuel from a large stationary tank with a gasoline-powered pump to an approved tank in the aircraft. When the pump was shut off, it backfired and a small fireball ignited at the pump and traveled into the aircraft. A fire ensued, which consumed the aircraft. No personnel were in the aircraft and no-one was injured.
Primary Cause
Pump malfunction leading to a backfire and subsequent fire.Pump malfunction leading to a backfire and subsequent fire.Share on:
